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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-08
Sermon to Young Ladies.

Ladies-caged binds Of beautiful!
plumage but sickly looks-paIe pets
of the parlor, who vegetate in un'
healthy atmosphere, like the potato
terminating in a dark cellar, why do
you not 60 in the open air and
warm sunshine, and add luster to
yonr eyes, bloom to yoar cheeks,
eiacticity to your step, and vigor to
YOUR frames? Take exercise ; u
up the hill for a wager, and down
again for fun roam the fields,
climb the fences, leap the bitches,
wade the brooks; aad, after a day
OF exhilarating exercise and un'
restrained liberty, go home with an
APPETITE acquired by healthy enjoy
ment. The beautiful and blooming
young lady-rosy checked and
bright eyed-who can darn a
stocking, mend her own dress, com
mand a regiment of pots aud kettles,
feed the pigs, milk the cows, and
be the lady when required, is a
girl that men are in quest Of for g
wife. But you piping, screwed up,
wasp.wais,eG, doll dressed, consump
tion.mor,gaged, music,murdering
novel.dey curing, daughters Of fash
ion and idleness, veu are no more
fit for matrimony than a pullet is to
look after a brood of fourteen
chickens. The truth is, ny dear
girls. you want less fashionable
restraint and more liberty Of action;
more kitchen and less parlor; more
leg exercise ard less sofa !; more
pudding and less piano ; more
frankness and less mock medesty
Loosen your waist strings, and
breathe the pure atmosphere, and be-
come something as good and beauti
full as nature designed. .
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-08
Horse Breeding in This State.

1t is q matter Of common occur.
renee to read in our country ex-
changes accounts Of attempts at
breeding fine cattle that have been
made in various parts Of the State.
We are glad to say that in nearly
every case these accounts indicate
a certainty Of success, the climate
and grasses Of the country being
very favorable. It is to be regret.
ted, however, taking the same
courses for orr infornotion, that but
little attention seems to be given to
the business Of horse breeding. In
ante bellum times Louisiana produc.
ed some famous horses, notably that
great and world renowned four mile
courser, Lecompte, while our prairie
ponies are, though small in size, fleet.
wonderfully enduring, and as kind
and tame as the Arabian barb.
A climate and a soil az favorable
as ours for the production Of all
kinds Of grasses should certainly
offer great inducements to the ex-
p%erienced horse breeder, and we
feel assured that if there were some
f~irst.ciass stallions introduced among
them, our prairie mares wonld be.
fore long produce horses Of which
any State might be proud.
There is 90 good reason why
Louisiana planters should send to
Kentucky for horses and mules
when they can raise possibly better
at home. We believe in patron.
,zing home products, and, if our
parish fairs offer liberal premiums
for the best home.bred horses, we
are certain that they would be
shown up in a year or two of a
Hnality that would surprise even a
kentuckian. One of the first and
most important results %contempla-
ted by parish agricultural organiza.
tons should be the encouragement
of stock breeding of all kinds, which
would add greatly to the wealth of
the State.-N. O. Chronicle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-08

The Cal'stogian gives this pre-.
scription its warmest Endorsement .
ii you have a horse that is in the
habit Of kicking, put him in a mar.
row stall that has both sides thick
ly padded. Suspend a sack filled
with hay or straw so that it will
strike his heels, and let horse and
sack fight it ont. Re sure to have
things arranged so that the horse
cannot hurt himself. The sack will
be victorious every time. and in the
c,d the horse will absolutely refuse
70 Kick the sack Or anything else.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-08

An article is printed on How to
Treat Your Wife" One good way
would be to treat her as we'll as YOU
did before yon married her but few
married men DO that.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-08
A. Ferplcxed Lady Editor.

! will here state that since the
first issue of my lite journal sixty
four, more or less direct offers of
marriage have been made to me. all
from parties [ never saw or heard of.
From such q list I could u%ndoubted-
ly select a curiosity worthy of
mummifying. But the plain, naked
truth of the case is that Just when
I was passing out of my teens a few
years since, l actually met g crank
face to face. He had the fearless
courage to vocaIize his offering, and
it being the FIRST, with no guardian
angle to impress my deans Of the
jeluge which was to follow, | at
first positively refused, directly
relented, shortly acquiesced. The
tact is | am married aud have three
youthful daughters and a husband.
Gentlemen don't become desperate ;
there are hundreds and thousands of
chances left for You yet.-Douglass.
vile (Ga.) Industrial Woman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-08

Home should ever be a resting
place for men. To be such there
should be every bodily comfort,
order, quiet and above all things
cheerfulness. Mtn must work, and
greatly to be pitied is the man who
comes home wcaried and longi ng
for rest and quiet, to be greeted by
a complaining ill-tempered wife,
who wishes to relate all the little
grievances Of the day and thinks
there is a lack of love and sympathy
if he seems restless under the infic.
ton. Such things spoils the spirit
of home. Some writer has expires.
sed it "a home is uot a substance 4;
a thing; it is an essence. New
Era.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-06-15
three great historical scourI

three great historical scourA
pegtilence and famine This\
for US, and it is the measure Of our
credit and our disgrace" When n
little later he returned 10 power the
leading members of his Cabinet were
pronounced total abstainers. Accord
ing 10 Gustafson, Sir Charles Dixie
was conspicuous total abstainer.
Mr.. Chamberlain had assured the Bir-
mingham Six Hundred that Temper
ance reform lies at the bottom of all
further political, social and religious
progress" and as for Mr.. Bright
from the time he became a house.
holder he had not bought any wine or
spirituous liquors whatever. He had
in his house no decanters, and he
thought he had no wine-glasses, and
had not had since 1889. .Mhen,-ha- tca&-
to housekeeping. The fact that Mr..
Gladstone chose such counselors gives
his great Temperance following reason
to hope that when he has given the
people of Ireland home rule instead of
landlord rule, he will unite with them
to give the people of England home
rule instead of saloon rule.
In the coming struggle there is little
TO hope from the Conservatives. Lord
Randolph Churchill has declared that
beer is a necessary food for the masses.
Lord Salisbury in his manifesto at
Newport short time ago ridiculed
Sunday closing and local option, and
threatened local compensation should
local option become law. Neverthe-
less, we all know that the Liberal plat
form of to-day is the Conservative plat
form of twenty years hence. Gladstone
and even Harrington have already
pronounced in favor of local govern
ment reorganization Through which
we may most reasonably look for an
effectual readjustment of the laws re-
lating to the sale of Intoxicating
drink" When the Irish question is
disposed of, it is almost certain that
the Liberal party will unite in demand
ing for all Great Britain complete local
scif-government in all matters relating
to the Christian Union.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-06-15
THE ANTI-SALOON Fight.
The Great Gain to the Temperance
Movement I'm This Country.


Movement I'm This Country.
The movement against the saloon
gathers strength as it proceeds.
Everywhere throughout the Union
North, East, West and South-the
people are rising in rebellion against
the rule of rum. Restrictive legisla-
ton in various forms, and constitu-
tional prohibition are the principal
lines along which the warfare pro-
ceeds. During the present season, the
legislatures of no less than twenty
one States have been called upon to
consider the drink evil and take action
toward its suppression. In nearly
every one of these States, something
has been done to check the growth of
the saloon and curtail its power.
High-license laws, local option and
prohibitory amendments are the Or
der of the day. Never before in the
history of the Temperance cause
has the feeling against the liquor traffic
been so deep, so widespread, so ear
nest, SO determined as now. That
most powerful of agencies, the public
press, has at last arrayed itself against
the traffic. many of the leading secu-
lar journals of the country have adopt
ed tone of bitter hostility to the grog-
shop, and are attacking it daily with
all the force and ability they have at
command. No stronger or more eff
fcctive arguments against the saloon
hn hn
forward in the editorial columns of
some of the New York dailies. The
gain for Temperance in this direction
has been of the most significant and
promising character. Public men, too,
men of affairs, judges, statesmen.
political leaders, who have hitherto
held themselves aloof from the dis
cussiOn of Temperance, are now taking
sides in the conflict, and many of
the ablest and best of them have
openly declared against 1.-THE business
of manufacturing drunkards. q" The
lines are being more and more sharply
drawn every day between the adherents
of the rum-shop and the friends of
peace, order and sobriety. The hour
is ut hand when every man must make
q decision in this matter. And when
it comes to this issue everywhere we
can not doubt where the majority will
stand. The sentiment of the country
is overwhelming against continuance
of saloon domination. There can be
no installing this fact The present
movement is not dependent upon u
wave Of popular excitement; it is not
born of II passing enthusiasm. 1t is
the outcome of years Of wrong and suf-
fering induced by the cursed drink
traffic; it is revolt of the people
against power whose reign of out
rage, vice and crime has become too
terrible to be longer endured.-M y
Observer.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-06-15

THE inmates Of the Colorado Peni-
Tertiary gather every evening in the
chapel where regular school Is held.
German, Spanish aud other languages
are taught, besides all the common
branches Of otudy. There Is also a
Chautauqua class. The education 81
the prisoners was brought about by the
W. &, 4, Y. women. who ylsit the pen.
itentiary every week aud hold gospel
service. = National w. O. q. e. BHliel,R
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09
RAILROAD BRIBERY INVESTIGATED.

A NEw-HAMPsIIRE l. GIsLAToR TEsrifiEs THAT
liz WAS OFFERED $1,000 F'R MS VOTE.
CONCORD sent S-Ths com aittes opponted by the
Senate to tnyesgae tho charges OF bribery preferred on
Tuesday by een2ior Sawyer OF Weare. against XIX d.
Pierce OF HsDore Bridge. In cotton With the Hazen
Railroad oili before the Lesslau e. held It's nrst
session night senator sawyer reatrmethe charge
at Mr Pierce had offered nm 50 900 TO make speech
for the Hazen bill lie told Mr. Pierce that he had strong
vicuons upon opposed by hat road aud
could not accept the oder
Mr.. Pierce said he called upon Senator sawyer on
Wednesday Mr. sawyer SAID the tairoad question
WAS :he all absorbing question anu ne nan
made up his mind that he could make
spesoh ior tho Concord road for $4,000 aud one Tor
the Boston aud Maine the Same price Inc witness
said All rignt; you do tna thnk the Boston
aud Maine can raise be ter BON laugneu anu
witness him, regarding the whole matter as joke
The Investigation was resumed this morning. Sanuei
4. Page, lawyer living IN Wsrron, tostinou tnat on
Thursday he To Lake sunapce with the
General Corss aud Fish ,olnalsoners Hodge AMI Kim.
Bio igeIts Landing Ho was Introduced by klrE ~
Pierce rhs wiIaess remarked to Senator sawyer
that they we're having big dgnt down In Concord on
the railroad question lie said Yes. they are
and there big vl money Ia II, and man VINO mas
IL big ioo II he does not get some hing out Oh H.
A decided seusstO WAS caused IN Tue house tuis
morning whom Representative uazen or nltehelu wn9
In reduced the Hazen Boston and Maus RAILROAD
bill nouncrd tuat he would vote for tho Aherton or
Couyord Railroad measure. Mr.. HaLen SAN that no
acted thought his constituents desired him 70 act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09
THE posruA srER.osyERAL TO BE SUED

WASHINGTON Sept 8 tSpeeab. -Posimaster-Gen
eraI Villas s shortly to be made the defendant In
suit brought by tho Veterans Rights Association. lie
Is charged with having violated thar provision OF the
act Of 1870 which provides That In MAILING any
reduction Of foc In the Executive Departments, ING
head Of De. altment shall retain those icrSous
who may be equally qualified who have been honor
ably DISCHARGED from the Military or Naval Service
Of the United States and tho widows and orphans vi
deceased soldiers and sailors" Mr. Hender on the
Engineer OF the Post onice Building, Ia an honoraely
discharged soldier. Ho received notice TWO weohs
ago tuat HE would have 10 bt dispensed With
TO effect a reduction In force lie secured strong
inCorsement 4. .om the Grand Army men OF this city
I'm n letter to Mr. Nilas earnestly requesting rccon
sideraton Of his case with view To his oontinusncs
In the service The answer Of the Postmastc General
Iect wa a pereml tory order for Henderson dismissal
there being charges OF any tlnd against hohaer
son the eterans ights Association thought gooo
chance was oe ed 10 test the law heretofore supposed
TO protect veterans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
BALTIMORE AND oHIos AFFAIRS.

BALTIMORE AND OHlOS AFFAlHS.
PRESIDENT KING, or ERIE. IN BALTIMORE STOCK
OF THE ROAD SELLING AT l2O.
BALTIMORE Sept tSPee,db.-John King. jr, has been
In Baltimore days lie told the reporters this after
noon that he wa, nure looking after hs warehouse
property the fact Is that last night he had
a long conference with William +. Burns president
rro TEN OF baltimore aud ohio. aud was
closoed OF to-day with Vlco-Prssldont Spencer,
who Fotirnol fro New YORK last nigaL represents
i've OF ho iorx and LOnIon syndicate also spent
apls time at ths Baltimore aud ono ollices To-
day Mr. Kius vas seen after leaving Mr. Spencsr.
tell will 90 tue next president OF tue
Batiaorc and ONO T. qiured reporter .
"No Cannot, said tno president OF The Erie Bht II
will not bs l."
"Nil. 4; 10 Mr Spencer "
Cannot say do - Know.
The circulated here that Mr King had been
requested Indicate TO conduct the nYesuSatlon
foT The yndlcato into tns Baltimore ami Ohos ahalrs
several sss know something OF bau
aud OHIO stated tnat MI Kings VISIT was
preliminary 10 nis akny permanent cnarSe OF tue ROAD
director of company, however authority ior tue
stAtenr that Mr. Garrott will pr'baDly remain Ia con
troll that expected from EurOp. Ocobsrl. aud Will
make a state meeting OF Baltimore and ONO
directors and representatives or tue syniicats that
ae VIII then Oe asked remain as president
aud II hs decIHes he Will lie perhltted
10 nam, his successor Mr. Garrett will decline. said
th, director and he will nAmo Mr. Spencer 10 succeed
hiu."
Baltimore and OHIO stock continued downward to-day
One hu ured ani nty shares sold In small lots,
opsuins l25 aud closing l2o bid 10 asked sew
enty.nye snares were sold At l20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09

Great Britain and Ameriea before the Declaration Of
Independence He also assured that he would be
allowed to mako whatever he pleased and
would be entertained in America ss no man has been
since the visit Of General Lafayette Mr. Gladstone. on
July 90 made reply the letter and assured the COM
mitee of great honor he felt In receiving invita-
ton to the celebration OF the centenary OF the American
attractions invitation enhanced to BY
regarded that Constiu
tho work " the modern tnes
have born produced by human intellect stroke
spak IN ITS application to political ahairs' The inertia
bv accessory that American
hosp taitv could devise Had real option In the
could but but tho Limitation Of and
time and the ncessnt pleasure engage Fonts make me too
well aware that have so tar As can See the whole
small residue OF activity at command will be decats TO
the work at home regard the Irish question ~ the
most and full Of promise OF beaefcia results 10
country that have ever been engaged In ought ner
iis doubtful whether they night not be smuitsi were
the offer which not less signal
than u"descrvc The first these reasons com
pe to decline the most hattsrnr proposal have ever
receve shall watch with profound interest the proe"ed
ings Of your celebration whom yon will look ack upon cen
tnry OF national advancement that IA wheua parallel II
history aud look forward It's probable continuance npon
still larger scale
That and children be enabod by the help OF
the Almighty worhily the accumulation OF hish
drtes and respon abilities proportoned TO everrrowng
power will he. am Confident the prayer OF yor k9smen
here who believe that ths moral relations betwean
raj portions OF wisely destined u acquire
increasing harmony and cosenes Your ana
W. V. GLADSTONE
W. H. Hurlber IN letter to The Times with reference
to the In vitaton from Philadelphia to Mr.. Gladstone
says that he authorized by Geore W. Chds to offer
Hr. Gladstone absolute carte blanche
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09
FAILURES DUE TO OTHER FAILURES.
A COAL FIRM. TWO wIRE-FENCE COMPANIES AND
METAL HOUSE ASSIGN

A COAL FIRM TWO wIRE-FENCE COMPANIES AND
MEIAL HOUSE ASSIGN
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 3 tsp,eiatl.-Announcement has
bee, made OF the assignment OF Cbipman Holt extern
sive shippers OF bltumnous coal Their assea are es
mated at S2ss 900 and their Liabilities At $4,000 The
firm states that the assignment IL made necessary Oe
cause OF the failure Robert Hare Powell and that
they will be able III reasonable time TO pay dollar for
dollar, with Interest Tue failure has had effect
the coal trade The hrm has soft coal mines In the
Beech Creek region and their headquarters are IN New
York.
JOLIET. ILL.,, Sept s.-The announcement was made
yesterday OF the failure OF Kraft. Goss Co and tue
Illinois Wire Fence Company. Both concerns we're ope-
rated by proptietos The failure Is traceaoe
to that OF sherman Marsh who owed the trm OF f. s.
Wheeler Il Co. and tho New.Havsn Wire Company
$4,000 This was blow to the trade. and espe-
cally to the latter firms. which were exchanging paper
with Kraft, tioss & 30. and the Illinois Wire renee Com'
pauy Judgments for S56952 In favor OF AexsnderG"s
the Uacker OF botn Germs have been entered
KRAFT tinss Co. Is established hrm with pzd'up
cash capital OF Sl0J00J and has always stood nigh IN
the commercial reports The Illinois wiro Fence ON
pauy ia younger AMI had pad-up capital OF
only $4,000 MI. Kraft The nlauager sam last night
mai tho New. Haven failures threw 100000 worm OF
noes upou the Joliet conpauios which. In justice to
the other creditors they could not meet
BosroN sept. s.-F. c. Davenport, dealer In metals
at No 80 this city, is embarrassed by his deal
ings tn the firm Of f. 5 Wheeler o. OF Sew-haven'
Conn, and has made an assignment to T. Dennlson,
OF Boston IL Is thought MS naoiiles VIII aoun' W
100000.
AKRON. Ohio Sept. 8 tSpeciab.-The Glen Wire Manu-
featuring Company, OF Cuyahoga Falls. five miles north
OF here made assignment TO II. c. Sanford. or this
city to-day as corporation aud IS individuals The
company was composed OF sylvester Croy. L. A Croy
and C. f. Shaw The property assigned amounts 70
$40 OoO liabilities not yet knovn but said TO be largely
ia excess o. assets The cause OF the failure Is the as
sruuent OF i. & Wheeler Il Co., OF New tvsn. Conn'
paper the Glen Wire Company had indorssd hesv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09
BERIBEN JOINED By 400 MEN,
IIpINGs FROM THE BAND OF CUBAN FrLrBUsrERs-
SPANISH OFFICIALS IN IGNORANCE.

SPANISH OFFICIALS IN I0SORANCE.
KEY WEST. Sept. 3 tSp.call. 10 believed that
the Spanish Actiug vice-Coasul here Senior Crusoes
Arst information Of the departure Of the expedition
reached him to-day in . dispatch from the spanish
Legation In W ashington quoting The rRfBUNEs dis.
ratoh of to-day. 1he came to him ~ thunder
bolt. Consul Torrei IL absent as Tampa. The ous-
toms official here received their first information to-
day also and the news Of the expedition this eveu-
Ing being discusse In whispers about the street cor
bat 1t is not generally known. The last
steamer from Cuba brought secret dispatches an.
nounc:ng the safe arrival OF Beribens party IN Cuba
and that theg had been io,ned BY nearly 400 mon
near Carioien snticip lated.
In interview to-day with o representative OF the
Cuban sxpediton's interests II was intimated that
the funds being furnished the cause by the Cuban
Homo Rule party who fin ling their own policy hope
less on account OF the bitter opposition OF the spanish
Conservatives willing to aid any move cacu-
lated 20 cripple tn. Government at Madrid and Its
representatives IN Havana
Ngw-ORLEANs, Sept 8. Captain Beriben, leader
OF the expedition which is said have started from
Key West days ago and to have landed near
Cabarirn arrived In this city about six weeks ago In
open boat. with three compaoons. He ga fne
specimen OF manhood. standing fully six feet high,
4 tipping the scales at 240 pounds Ho has blush
eyes and frank oountenanoe and wears side whsk-
He is tbir three years ID and is scion OF
wealthy Republican family OF Biscay, Spain. He has
lived tor fifteen years in Cuba and he's spent the
greater portion of the time In spanish prisons ou 40
count of Dis liberal IDEAS and outspoKen manner he
speaks several languages and possesses peculiar
m igneti N which stamps him as a born leader. Be-
tore leaving here and during the recent trouble be-
tween the volunteers and tho regular army in Ha,
be planned TO 90 to that city, accompanied by Q
chosen few. and to walk boldly into tie Governor
Generals preseDoe and kill or hdnap hi.n. but the
Spanish authorities got wind Of his intention and lie
ioiled in thai scheme.
dispatch from Key West. published yesterday stated
that libustering expedition mad sailed from there on
small sponging vessel for tho Cuban coast IL was
added that the flbusers were provided with thirty.
three epeating rifles 900 cartridges. 800 pounds OF
dynamite aud number OF bombs etc. aud that each OF
the incipsnt soldiers had two Smith Wesson revovers
beside knives cutlasses Don senior NJ Suarez.
the Spanish General asked II he had in-
formation about tho expedition and he rdculed IL, add
ng regard the story entirely devoid Of founda
ton No whatever has been received at this Office
10 cOuhrm such a rumor."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-09
BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING

BANGOR Ne. Sept s.-A dispatch TO The Commercial
that last evening lightning burned the barns OF
Josiah Richmond III stsoyville A valuable horse was
burned to death Loss. 5000; no Insurance
LEWISTON. Ne. Sept. s-rhree large barns owned by
f. Hilton. OF Starks were burned last night Loss.
81 900; insurance 81 900. over $1,000 worth Of farm
machinery and l25 tons OF hay we're destroyed. The
fire caused by lightning.
Adisp4tch TO The Journal SAYS that the WATERFRONT
Mountain Hotel. Bethel. destroyed by nre on
Tuesday night Most OF the furniture wa, saved. lhe
nsu ance 10 light The hotel struck by hghtning.
NgwBuRYPoRT Mass, Sept s.-JOnn saunders wa,
struck by lightning at liowey last nght and Instantly
killed
WAsHiSOTos. VI, Sept s.-rrumap STATIONS barn
was struck by lightning night and with It's contents
was burned The losA Is $4,000 There was no insur-
MANSFIELD Mass. Sept. Sin the thunder shower
las. nicnt lightning set nre to the dwelling house OF Mar
Gus Dean. the FoIboro line. and the house aud a
bari were destroyed
LANCASTER Pcau.. Sept s.-The barn Of John Fa6y IN
In salisbury Township struck by lightning 10 yes
terdays storm destroyed with contents Loss $4,000
insured.
Lightning entered the stable OF George Mann, IN Manor
and killed four horses AN I 4 'nrls Loss sl.2JO